2. 2
Powerful forces are changing the way business gets done
Data growing
exponentially
Cloud has become
essential
New technologies
and applications
digital content
growth from
2005–20201
companies using
cloud to drive
competitive
advantages2
new mobile apps
created every
week3
15K
3. 3
Businesses can’t capitalize on
data generated at lightning
speed
IT is running out of space,
energy and resources
Client expectations are
constantly changing
1
2
3
With these opportunities come IT challenges…requiring
alternatives to the PC era of technology
4. 4
What if you had the innovation to…
Deliver
insights
Support
mobile big
data apps
with
Experience
IBM Watson™
technology
Achieve more
than twice the
throughput at
4
1 2
3
5. 55
USD1
billion
Linux on
Power investment
5 Power
Systems
Linux Centers
Power
development
cloud
IBM Watson OpenPOWER
Foundation
SoftLayer
Integration
1000’s of
Engineers
More than
9,000
patents
POWER8:
6 years USD2B
R&D investment with
hundreds of patents
Power Systems delivering on the promise of open innovation
6. 6
Introducing…A NEW GENERATION OF IBM Power Systems
Designed for
Big Data
Superior Cloud
Economics
Open Innovation
Platform
Open Innovation to
put data to work
6
7. 7
Processors
flexible, fast execution of analytics
algorithms
Memory
large, fast workspace to maximize
business insight
Data Bandwidth
bring massive amounts of information to
compute resources in real-time
4X
threads per core vs. x86
4X
memory bandwidth vs. x86
2.4X
more I/O bandwidth than POWER7
Designed for Big Data: optimized Big Data & Analytics
performance
Delivering insights 50x faster
Optimized for a broad range of data and analytics:
Industry Solutions
5X
Faster
7
8. 8
Smart, simplified attach for accelerators:
GPUs, flash memory, networking & FPGAs
Connects directly to processor, sharing the
same address space
Improves performance, reduces latency, and
provides more workload for your dollar
POWER8 Processor: Game-changing innovation that
accelerates big data & analytics
Smart Acceleration enabled by CAPI (Coherent
Accelerator Processor Interface) Technology
CAPI enables innovation from the OpenPOWER Foundation
9. 9
Speed & Agility
to capture value from new
workloads
Economic Advantages
that scale to meet business needs
Security
to protect critical systems and data
2X
performance vs x861
Built-in
Encrypt / decrypt engine
Price for performance advantages to scale out as your business
grows and confidently move more data applications to the cloud
New Power Systems Scale-out servers deliver superior
economics & security for the cloud
Utilization outperforming industry standards
65% Guaranteed
vs. industry
average
of 30–40%
9
58%
Lower costs of
acquisition2
10. 1010
Scale out or scale up
with Power Systems
Power Scale-Out
Systems
Power Enterprise
Systems
Power Systems have capabilities to scale out or scale up
Two-Step Process to upgrade to POWER8
Power Enterprise
Pools Migration
System
Upgrade
Purchase additional IBM POWER7+ capacity today and transition to POWER8 tomorrow
Take advantage of these capabilities today
Power Enterprise Pools
Power Integrated Facility for Linux
Capacity on Demand
Power Enterprise Systems
Heritage of high utilization, performance and scalability
Designed for the most mission-critical applications
Delivering economic benefits for workload consolidation
Statement of Direction for POWER8
11. 11
Create a hybrid cloud with a dynamic foundation with
flexible, cloud and virtualization offerings
Single open-source virtualization
technology, optimized for Linux
workload consolidation at a lower
cost of ownership
Easy to use, improved performance
intelligence and resource utilization
Power Systems Solution Editions for
Cloud - Flexibility and choice to use
the capabilities you need
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
from the IBM cloud offers a choice
of open cloud infrastructure
services for IT operations
Power Systems provide easy to consume and manage virtualization
and cloud offerings levering KVM and OpenStack
11
12. 12
Estimated >95% x86/Linux
applications written in C/C++
will require no source code
change, only a recompile
Fostering open innovation for cloud based applications
with Ubuntu and Power Systems
Moving Linux apps to Power has never been easier
Well-written Java applications
written in scripting or interpretive
languages will run as is
>95%
Require no source code change
12
+
13. 13
An Open Innovation Platform at the heart of an
open server ecosystem
An open technology platform
Built with Linux portability,
OpenStack and KVM
Open & Collaborative
Ecosystem
Designed with Open Source
Technologies
An open server ecosystem
delivering continuous innovation
Consumable for hyperscale
datacenters
Growing Linux Ecosystem
13
14. 14
Creating a
pipeline of
ecosystem
innovation
Creating a pipeline of ecosystem innovation with
the OpenPOWER Foundation
Creates an open ecosystem
based on the IBM
POWER® architecture
Enables industry innovation
across the software and
hardware stack
Provides flexibility to build
servers ideally suited to the
Power architecture
Platinum Members
14
members and
growing
15. 15
Power Systems: Open Innovation to Put Data to Work
Systems
Power Systems Scale-out Servers
Software
Big Data & Analytics
New. IBM Solution for Analytics:
Power Systems Edition
Update. BLU
Acceleration
Solution -
Power Systems
Edition
Update. Power
Systems
Solution Edition
for Service
Providers
Virtualization,
Cloud, Linux
NEW
1 & 2 Socket
Three 2U
Two 4U
1 & 2 Socket
Three 2U
Two 4U
New. IBM Solution for Hadoop:
Power Systems Edition
2 Linux
3 AIX/IBM i/Linux
2 Linux
3 AIX/IBM i/Linux
Designed for
Big Data
Superior Cloud
Economics
Open Innovation
Platform
Delivering an open server
ecosystem revolutionizing
the way IT is developed
and delivered
Superior cloud
price/performance advantages
and security to move data-
centric applications to the
cloud
First server processor
generation optimized for big
data and analytics with
POWER8 innovative design
16. 16
IBM Power Systems
Designed for Big Data
Superior Cloud Economics
Open Innovation Platform
Open Innovation to
put data to work
Call your IBM
representative
and visit a local
briefing center
Contact your IBM
Business Partner
and tap into IBM’s
ecosystem resources
Learn more at
ibm.com/power
19. Bernard Chaus
The Need
Needed to improve how it
consolidated, analyzed and accessed
retail sales data, helping the
company to make timely and
insightful business decisions.
A fashion design company using a cloud-based analytics
solution to improve retail visibility and decision making
The Results
Improved sales and reduced retail
markdowns by nearly 30 percent
Provided timely access to and analysis of
sales data and helped to improve weekly,
seasonal and year-to-year decision
making.
Client Reference (Case Study)
MM - Retail
20. Ningbo Finance & Local Taxation Bureau
The Need
Gain better control over vast amount of
data
Improve data management strategy to
improve business decision making,
customer service and process
optimization
Make future tax policy based on accurate
and timely forecasts
A Chinese tax bureau improves service to taxpayers and develops future
tax policy with an integrated data management and analytics solution.
The Results
Created a fact-based policy planning/policy-
making environment
Reduced the time needed for data search
processes
Enabled geography-based data display and
analysis, and to create finance and tax
revenue forecast models to help develop
future tax policy
Client Reference (Case Study)
Government
21. POWER8
processor &
architecture
IBM Solution
for BLU
Acceleration
IBM Solution
for Analytics
IBM Solution
for Hadoop
First generation of
systems built on
POWER8 innovative
design, optimized for
big data & analytics
Next generation in-
memory database
technology for analytics
at the speed of thought
Enable rapid
deployment of
business and
predictive analytics
Innovation that
optimizes
unstructured big data
performance
Announcing new big data & analytics offerings
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